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House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
AGENDA
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February 23, 2021 - February 26, 2021
Last Updated 2/26/2021 1:11 PM
Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
10:00 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch and Caucuses
1:00 PM J.R.H. 2 - Joint resolution sincerely apologizing and expressing sorrow and regret to all individual Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed as a result of State-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices
Carol McGranaghan, Chair, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
Don Stevens, Chief, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation
Rich Holschuh, Executive Director, Atowi Project
Lucy Neel, Nulhegan Tribe Indian Education Coordinator, Holland, Vermont
Doug Bent, Member of Koasek Tribe, Commissioner, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
- Adjourn
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
9:00 AM H. 256 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety
Introduction
Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor
Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board
- H. 157 - An act relating to registration of construction contractors
Christopher Curtis, Chief, Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
Guy Payne, Executive Director, Sustainable Energy Outreach Network
Jim Bradley, President, Home Builders and Remodelers Association - Invited
Aaron Ancel, Carpenter, Central Vermont - Invited
Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
- H. 200 - An act relating to regulating short-term rentals
Introduction
Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Sponsor
11:45 AM Break
1:15 PM House Floor
15 mins after Floor H. 96 - An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Development Task Force
Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston, Co-sponsor, House Committee On Government Operations
Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Sponsor
- H. 232 - An act relating to promoting land and home ownership and economic opportunity
Introduction
Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor
- H. 273 - An act relating to promoting racial and social equity in land access and property ownership
Introduction
Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
- Adjourn
Thursday, February 25, 2021
9:00 AM J.R.H. 2 - Joint resolution sincerely apologizing and expressing sorrow and regret to all individual Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed as a result of State-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices
Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Terry Holden, Member, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates
Susan Aichroth, Self Advocate and Former Resident of the Brandon Training School
A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
Kim Chase, Self Advocate, Essex Junction
Jeff Benay, Representative, Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi
11:45 AM Break
1:15 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College
Joint Assembly
15 mins after Floor Housing and Homelessness
General remarks and farewell
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition - Invited
- H. 314 - An act relating to reducing first- and third-class license fees for the year 2021
Introduction
Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor
- H. 313 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws
Introduction and walk-through
Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- H. 178 - An act relating to low-alcohol spirits beverages
Introduction
Rep. Tommy Walz, Sponsor
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adjourn
Friday, February 26, 2021
9:00 AM H. 157 - An act relating to registration of construction contractors
Rep. Mark Higley, Lowell - Invited
9:30 AM House Floor
15 min after Floor H. 149 - An act relating to modernizing statutes related to the Vermont National Guard
Walk-through - as time allows
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM Break
1:00 PM H. 96 - An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Development Task Force
Rev. Christopher Cockrell, Representative, Vermont Racial Justice Foundation
Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
- H. 149 - An act relating to modernizing statutes related to the Vermont National Guard
Walk-through - if not covered earlier in the day.
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adjourn
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